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She told me the technical phrasing is "Health related refusal," and we were "put on hold until additional health clearance," so it seems all hope is not lost, after all. She's going to go in for sputum testing. Thank you for your kind words of encouragement. At this point, I'm considering just emigrating there in order to be with her.

Thanks for your kind words. The letter says PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS UPPER LEFT LUNG ACTIVITY UNDETERMINED. We are going to attempt to get a certification that her TB is gone and it's just a scar. I will ask her if it was worded as a refusal or a denial.

I just posted the result in a different thread. She has just received a Medical Rejection.

Hello everyone. We received some sad news today. After persevering through three years and a pandemic she finally got a rejection letter. She has a residual scar on her lung from Covid which they cited as the reason for a medical rejection. They're saying it could be "TB activity." My understanding is that there's no way to get rid of lung scarring, even if the virus hasn't been active in years. When she called the consulate, they gave her the impression that this was a permanent condition which persists even after the virus clears out. This is a devastating result for our family. She's dealing with a lot of guilt from being rejected, and she's blaming herself. I would be interested if any of you have heard of anyone coming back from this kind of rejection. I am grateful for any support or information that you could provide. For my part, I think I will emigrate to Philippines so that I can be with her.

Well we still haven't heard anything from the Consulate about the second interview, but I'll let you all know what happens. I wonder if getting an immigration lawyer in touch with them would speed the issue toward a resolution?

No they didn't. They told her it was normal, but I'm skeptical.

My fiance scheduled an interview and met with them at the consulate. She said they just asked extremely basic questions like "How long have you been together?" "What's your name?" "What's his name?" and things like that. She said they told her they would get in touch and ask her to come back later for a second interview. Is this normal? It was a month ago, and we haven't heard anything from them since.